Hosea
9 “Israel, kaanya,+
Kaanya tamɔ majimaji lɛ.
Ejaakɛ ashawofeemɔ* ehã oje o-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ sɛɛ.+
Osumɔɔ nyɔmɔ ni awoɔ ashawo yɛ ŋmaagbeemɔhe fɛɛ ŋmaagbeemɔhe.+
2 Shi ŋmaagbeemɔhe lɛ kɛ wainŋaa bu lɛ elɛŋ amɛ,
Ni wain hee hu baabɔ amɛ.+
3 Amɛyaŋ nɔ amɛhiŋ Yehowa shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ;+
Moŋ lɛ, Efraim baaku esɛɛ kɛya Ejipt,
Ni amɛbaaye nii ni he tseee yɛ Asiria.+
Amɛtamɔ yarafeemɔ niyenii;*
Mɛi fɛɛ ni yeɔ lɛ baabule amɛhe.
5 Mɛni nyɛbaafee yɛ kpee gbi lɛ nɔ,*
Yɛ Yehowa gbijurɔyeli gbi lɛ nɔ?
6 Ejaakɛ naa! amɛbaajo foi yɛ hiɛkpatamɔ hewɔ.+
Ejipt baabua amɛnaa,+ ni Mɛmfis baafu amɛ.+
Jwɛi ni ŋmei yɔɔ he baaŋɔ amɛjwiɛtɛi nibii ni jara wala lɛ,
Ni ŋmei tsei baahi amɛmama tsũi lɛ amli.
Amɛgbalɔ lɛ baatsɔ buulu, ni nuu ni akɛ mumɔ tsirɛɔ lɛ lɛ baaye sɛkɛ;
Akɛni otɔmɔ lɛ fa babaoo hewɔ lɛ, nyɛ ni anyɛɔ bo lɛ hu fa babaoo.”
8 Kulɛ, Efraim bulɔ+ lɛ yɛ mi-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ masɛi.+
Shi amrɔ nɛɛ, egbalɔi+ lɛ agbɛi lɛ fɛɛ efee tamɔ loofɔlɔdulɔ tsɔnei;
Nyɛɛ yɛ e-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ shĩa lɛ.
9 Amɛbote fitemɔ mli vii, tamɔ afee yɛ Gibea+ gbii lɛ amli lɛ.
Ebaakai amɛtɔmɔ lɛ, ni ebaagbala amɛtoi yɛ amɛhe eshai lɛ ahewɔ.+
10 “Mina Israel tamɔ wain yibii yɛ ŋa nɔ.+
Mina nyɛtsɛmɛi lɛ tamɔ mra mli agbamii lɛ amli klɛŋklɛŋ yibii yɛ agbami tso nɔ.
Shi amɛtee Baal ni yɔɔ Peor+ lɛ ŋɔɔ;
Amɛjɔɔ amɛhe nɔ amɛhã nii ni yɔɔ taŋ lɛ,*+
Ni amɛtsɔmɔ nyaŋemɔ nii tamɔ nii ni amɛsumɔɔ lɛ nɔŋŋ.
11 Efraim anunyam lɛ filikiɔ kɛyaa tamɔ loofɔlɔ;
Afɔɔɔ, ahiɛɛɛ musu, ni anáaa musu hu.+
12 Kɛji amɛná bii amɛlɛ po lɛ,
Mashɔ̃ amɛ kɛje amɛhe kɛyashi eshwɛŋ mɔ ko;+
Hɛɛ, kɛji mishi amɛ lɛ, kpoo hã amɛ!+
13 Kulɛ Efraim ní adu* lɛ yɛ shikpɔŋ ni kooloi yeɔ nii yɛ nɔ lɛ nɔ lɛ, tamɔ Tiro hã mi;+
Amrɔ nɛɛ Efraim kɛ ebii lɛ baaje kpo kɛya koni agbe amɛ.”
14 Yehowa, hã amɛ nɔ ni sa akɛ ohã amɛ lɛ;
Musu ni sharakeɔ kɛ fufɔi ni mli egbi.*
15 “Gilgal+ amɛfee amɛnifɔjianii lɛ fɛɛ yɛ, ejaakɛ jɛmɛ minyɛ amɛ yɛ.
Amɛnɔfɔŋfeemɔ lɛ hewɔ lɛ, mashwie amɛ kɛje mishĩa lɛ.+
Misumɔŋ amɛ dɔŋŋ;+
Amɛlumɛi lɛ fɛɛ lɛ, kuɛŋtilɔi ji amɛ.
16 Abaatswa Efraim nɔ.+
Amɛshishifã lɛ baagbi, ni amɛwoŋ yibii.
Kɛji amɛfɔ po lɛ, magbe amɛbii ni amɛsumɔɔ waa lɛ.”